PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buchanan's choice of entrance music: Wait and Bleed. All American had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

American
vs
Buchanan

180 cm
30
220 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

183 cm
40
201 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

House of Valor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, All American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for American.
American tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Buchanan gets the takedown into side control.
American tries to buck Buchanan off but Buchanan is having none of it.
American is working hard here to advance position.
American taking a bit of punishment here - Buchanan scoring with strikes.
American can't do much from the bottom here.
Buchanan tries to stand but American is controlling his head.
Buchanan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
American gets back to half guard.
Buchanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
American keeping hold of Buchanan's head, controlling as best he can.
American wants to get back to full guard.
Buchanan tries to pass to full mount but American defends it.
American wants to improve his position but Buchanan is controlling well.
Buchanan throwing shots but American is blocking nicely.
American trying to control but Buchanan postures up.

Buchanan decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
American misses with a wild combination.

American fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buchanan sprawls well initially but American persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
American stops Buchanan from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
American wants to control from the top but Buchanan keeps moving.
American trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buchanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. American manages to get himself to full guard.

Buchanan postures up in American's guard and throws a big left but American blocks it.
American has a closed guard, preventing Buchanan from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buchanan is one step ahead there.
American tries to strike from the bottom.
American working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as American holds on and takes a little breather.
Buchanan wants to get up but he can't break American's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
American looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buchanan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of American's head.
American is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
American working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buchanan.
Buchanan stands up over American, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
American lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buchanan is on top in guard.

American trying to keep a closed guard but Buchanan is proving a slippery customer.
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.
Buchanan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Buchanan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buchanan dodges the punch combination from American.
Buchanan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Buchanan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buchanan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from American.
American comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from American lands.
American cracks Buchanan with a good jab.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
All American seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
American throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. American doesn't seem bothered though.
American swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buchanan counters with a head kick. That will keep American thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice defenses there by Buchanan.
Buchanan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
American avoids the body shot from Buchanan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
All American is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
American shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
American ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
American moves out of range of the body kick.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from American.
American is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Buchanan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down American rather than just go for the knockout.

American looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

American doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
American keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan wants to get up but he can't break American's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Buchanan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of American's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
American is trying to keep Buchanan in close.
Buchanan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buchanan chips away with some ground and pound.
American utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buchanan postures up and lands a big shot to American's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
American keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
American is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
American keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Buchanan has passed into side control.
Buchanan working the ground and pound.
American tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Buchanan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
American struggling a bit here.
Buchanan landing strikes.
Buchanan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
American tries to bench press Buchanan off him but Buchanan keeps the position.
American is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Buchanan off and has taken his back!
Buchanan is trying to get back to his feet but American has full control of the position and if anything, Buchanan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Buchanan covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
American punches Buchanan on the ear.
Buchanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
American is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. American gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. American gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. American apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Buchanan swings away with a body shot that misses
and American connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from American. Those never looked like landing.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
American looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buchanan is fending him off so far but American persists. Nope, Buchanan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All American. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent American stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
American takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
American misses with a straight right.
American takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
American throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buchanan.

Buchanan lands a head kick that stumbles American and the fighters go to the mat.

American is rocked!
Buchanan is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Buchanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Buchanan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches American napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oh American is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here.
American seems to have got his legs back now.
American is looking for a sweep.
American wants to control but Buchanan postures up.
Buchanan trying to control the position but American is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
American tries to buck Buchanan off but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
American tries to improve position but can't.

Buchanan decides to stand up, so the ref orders American to his feet.

Buchanan scores with a takedown into American's guard.
Buchanan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
American trying to control the position.
Buchanan throws a big right hand that misses.
American wants to sweep but no luck.
Buchanan with a nice head shot there.

Buchanan gets to his feet. American looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
American misses the jab.

Buchanan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. American was covering up waiting for the punch and Buchanan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Buchanan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buchanan stopping the sweep attempt from American.
Buchanan chips away with some ground and pound.
American looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buchanan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buchanan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of American's head.
American is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

American isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Buchanan stacks American on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Buchanan!

Buchanan is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. American is trying to escape and Buchanan transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and American is forced to tap! Nice work there by Buchanan! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Buchanan!
An out of breath Paul Buchanan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.